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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:57 am
by fac51
i dont know then matey, it could be a number of things. seeing as you need to install xp pro i would go with that option next (as it will rule out sw problems if it keeep doing it after the reinstall) without pratting around uninstalling stuff one by one.
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:57 pm
by 117
have realised my problem now, the thing only freezes when there's a disc in the cdrw/dvd drive, it'l last long enough to burn a new disc / copy a disc/ install software, but not long enough to play a dvd, but as i been considering buying a dvd burner anyway to replace it it shouldnt be too much of a hardship
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:35 pm
by Eamonn
my friend is having the same problem when he inserts anything into his new DVD drive. I just assumed the PSU couldn't handle the drive power consumption while spinning up?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:44 pm
by 117
that might be it yeah, my drive seems to make a hella lotta noise tho too? coz of the case of the pc tho the drive is mounted vertically instead of horizontally by design, just wondering if a normal drive will work vertically?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:50 pm
by Eamonn
I don't see how it could make a difference
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:00 pm
by fac51
maybe the drive is knackered thus keeps freezing or still the psu as the drive spinning is consuming power?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:05 pm
by 117
from the noise of it, the drive spins constantly when there's a disc in, even when not accessing the disc, is this right?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:07 pm
by fac51
umm not reallly
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:07 pm
by 117
must be a faulty drive then i'm guessing
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:08 pm
by fac51
take the cdrom out of your other pc and fit it in this one and see if you still have a problem
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:10 pm
by 117
will do when i can be bothered yeah!
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:24 pm
by mr mixin
117 wrote:that might be it yeah, my drive seems to make a hella lotta noise tho too? coz of the case of the pc tho the drive is mounted vertically instead of horizontally by design, just wondering if a normal drive will work vertically?
Quite a few drives have clippy things so the discs can be put in vertically...